Welcome to Cocoa Kayak Rentals of hershey, INC

We are a mobile business. with stream-side meetup locations at Water Trail access points–no outfitter shop saves you time and provides more trip options.  Open 7 days a week!  

Please click Tavern Run 9am or call us at

717-756-5766 to make a reservation.  For more information, email  benemiller@cocoakayak.com

Just minutes from Hershey, PA, Cocoa Kayak Rentals of Hershey operates on the Swatara Creek—offering kayak rentals and transportation to and from the creek’s various access points. After reservations are secured in advance, customers meet Cocoa Kayak staff creek side along the Swatara Water Trail. Meet-up locations are listed on our Trip Choices page. Both guided and unguided trips are available. The Swatara Creek’s gentle features allow most trips to be unguided and trip choices begin at a 2 hour minimum. Cocoa Kayak Rentals provides shuttle service for customers from nearby hotels, points of interest and other venues through special package pricing. 

The beautiful tree-lined Swatara Creek is just a short drive from the center of Hershey. The Swatara Creek Trail parallels the historic Union Canal, providing scenic views and remnants of the former canal structures. The Swatara Creek has 60 miles of navigable water, from Pine Grove to the Susquehanna River in Middletown. Travel to the Hershey area is easy from routes 322 and 422, and located less than fifteen minutes from Interstates 76, 78, 81 and PA route 283.

GREAT for group events! Kayak trips are perfect for birthday parties, scouts, college clubs, corporate team building, summer camps, school outings, reunions, church groups, etc. Our primary objective is to provide safe, memorable, quality outdoor experiences and to promote active lifestyles. Cocoa Kayak Rentals strives to leave a low ecological footprint and encourages responsible stewardship of the watershed and natural area by its customers.